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June 2012 - The Bursting Bookshelf

Stacking the Shelves

Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews to show what your book haul for the week looks like! Bought: Forgotten by Cat Patrick Paper Towns by John Green Evercrossed by Elizabeth Chandler ...

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No Safety in Numbers by Dayna Lorentz

4/5
Title: No Safety in Numbers  Author: Dayna Lorentz Publisher: Dial  Release: May 29, 2012 Pages: 263 Series: Yes THANKS TO PENGUIN CANADA FOR THE REVIEW COPY. Buy It! Synopsis: Life As We Knew It meets Lord of the Flies in a mall that looks just like yours A biological bomb has just been discovered in the air ducts of a busy suburban mall. At first nobody knows if it's even life threatening,...

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Follow Friday

So Follow my Blog Friday is a meme held by Parajunkee and it's where you answer the weekly question and then link yourself and you go and check out other blogs of your interest. Q: Birthday Wishes — Blow out the candles and imagine what character could pop out of your cake…who is it and what book are they from?? Easy- Adrian from Vampire Academy...

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Cinder by Marissa Meyer

5/5
Title: Cinder  Author: Marissa Meyer Publisher: Feiwel and Friends  Release: January 3, 2012 Pages: 387 Series: Lunar Chronicles #1 Synopsis: Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, the ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl. . . . Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She’s a...

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Waiting on Wednesday

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event held by Jill over at Breaking The Spine! It's all about those books you just can't wait for and are counting down the days till they come out.   This week I chose: Eva’s life is not her own. She is a creation, an abomination—an echo. Made by the Weavers as a copy of someone else, she...

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Interview with Wesley King, author of The Vindico

1) What inspired you to use the Villains more than the Heroes in this story? I’ve always had a fascination with literary villains, particularly conflicted ones that don’t just have an “evil to be evil” philosophy. So many heroic characters have the same backstory (traumatic, isolating event in childhood that eventually leads to triumph), that often the villain leaves the most room for...

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The Vindico by Wesley King

5/5
Title: The Vindico  Author: Wesley King Publisher: Putnam Juvenile  Release: June 14, 2012 Pages: 272 Series: Yes THANKS TO PENGUIN CANADA FOR THE REVIEW COPY. Check it Out! Synopsis: X-Men meets The Breakfast Club in this darkly humorous adventure The Vindico are a group of supervillains who have been fighting the League of Heroes for as long as anyone can remember. Realizing they're not as young as they used to be, they devise...

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Stacking the Shelves

Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews to show what your book haul for the week looks like! This week I had the fun experience of attending Catherine Knutsson's book launch! It was a blast and I'll be doing a full recap of it later this week. For Review: Embers & Echoes by Karsten Knight Blessed by Tonya Hurley Won: Why aren't...

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I'm Back!

Hey everyone! I finally finished exams, meaning that I CAN BLOG AGAIN! I'm really excited to be back and able to share some new reviews with you guys! Watch out for a new book haul on Saturday, and be sure to check out the guest post from this week too! ...

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Why I love to read YA, guest post by Sherry Soule

“Why I LOVE the Young Adult Genre” Hi everybody, I’m author, Sherry Soule—waving from the SF Bay Area, where it can get pretty foggy. And I can’t believe that summer’s finally here, and even with the fog burning off by afternoon, I’m cranking the air conditioner and chatting on Twitter about my love of reading. Thanks for letting me visit today as part...

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Fated Audiobook

Hey everyone! Have you read my review of Fated? If not, click here. As you can tell, I liked the book, having read it a while back. To read it was one thing, but to hear part of the audiobook brought a whole new dimension to the story, bringing it alive with the great voice acting, as heard in the clip below. I...

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Interview with Courtney Summers, Author of This is Not a Test

1) What inspired you to write about the apocalypse? I really, really love writing about characters dealing with extreme situations andthere's not much more extreme than a zombie apocalypse.  I knew exploring that would bean opportunity to push people to their limits and I'm at a point in my writing wherethat's one of my favourite things to do.  My poor characters!  They never...

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Brief Hiatus

Hello everyone! Long time no see! I know I have neglected my blog a lot in the past little while, but it is with good reason: exams. I thought I'd be able to continue updating through this time, but I have been proven completely wrong, and for that I am sorry.  What's the point of this post, you ask? Well, I've decided on...

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Forbidden by Syrie and Ryan James

4/5
Title: Forbidden  Author: Syrie and Ryan James Publisher: HarperTeen Release: January 24, 2012 Pages: 410 Series: None THANKS TO WUNDERKIND PR FOR THE REVIEW COPY. Synopsis: She should not exist. He should not love her. Claire Brennan has been attending Emerson Academy for two years now (the longest she and her mom have remained anywhere) and she's desperate to stay put for the rest of high school. So there's...

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Stacking the Shelves

Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews to show what your book haul for the week looks like! This week I had the fun experience of attending Catherine Knutsson's book launch! It was a blast and I'll be doing a full recap of it later this week. For Review: Endlessly by Kiersten White Bought: Shadows Cast by Stars by Catherine Knutsson 13...

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